shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTurkey

on the Asian shore of Istanbul, across the Bosphorus from Karaköy

Kadıköy

Name: Kadıköy — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the side of the city the ferries come home to.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“The big neighborhood on Istanbul's Asian shore, across the Bosphorus from Karaköy. Ferries run all day, settle at the iskele, and unload a flow of commuters into the fish market and tea gardens. Kadıköy is the older settlement — Greek Khalkedōn was here before Byzantium — but it lives now as a younger city: bookshops on Bahariye, gramophone repair on a side street, the Moda promenade running along the Marmara.

from the studio

— bring it home

Kadıköy, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Kadıköy

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Kadıköy is a district of Istanbul on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus, opposite the European-side neighborhoods of Karaköy and Eminönü. It sits where the strait opens into the Sea of Marmara. The district records around 480,000 residents and forms one of the densest residential and commercial centres on the Asian side. The settlement is older than the city across the water: Megarian Greeks founded Chalcedon here around 685 BCE, seventeen years before they founded Byzantium on the opposite shore.

— informed by Wikipedia — Kadıköy, Wikipedia — Chalcedon

— the water

The Bosphorus runs along the western edge of the district and gives Kadıköy its rhythm. The city's IDO and Şehir Hatları ferries connect the iskele to Eminönü, Karaköy, and Beşiktaş in fifteen to twenty-five minutes, running from early morning until late at night. South of the pier, the Moda promenade curves out into the Sea of Marmara and runs roughly two kilometres along a low seawall, popular for evening walks. The light shifts across the strait through the day, against the Süleymaniye and Hagia Sophia skyline on the far bank.

— informed by Şehir Hatları

— the visit

Most visitors arrive by ferry from Eminönü, Karaköy, or Beşiktaş; the iskele drops you out into the open square at Rıhtım. From there, the Kadıköy fish market runs east through Güneşli Bahçe and Serasker streets, then the meeting point at Altıyol with the bronze bull statue, then the bookshops and theatres of Bahariye Avenue. The Süreyya Opera House sits at the head of Bahariye and runs a full season of opera and ballet. South, the Moda neighborhood rolls down toward the promenade and the seawall.

— informed by Wikipedia — Kadıköy

— where

Turkey · Kadıköy, Istanbul

— position

40.9904° N · 29.0254° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km S

Moda

seaside neighborhood

4 km NW

Karaköy

European-side district

5 km N

Üsküdar

Asian-side district

Kadıköy

Moda

Karaköy

Üsküdar

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Kadıköy — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Kadıköy is a district of Istanbul on the Asian (Anatolian) side, on the western coast of the Anatolian peninsula where the Bosphorus opens into the Sea of Marmara, across the strait from Karaköy and Eminönü.

The settlement of Chalcedon (Khalkedōn) was founded on this site by Megarian Greeks around 685 BCE, about seventeen years before the founding of Byzantium across the strait. Modern Kadıköy stands on the same ground.

City ferries (Şehir Hatları) and private fast ferries run from Eminönü, Karaköy, and Beşiktaş to Kadıköy iskele all day, with crossings of fifteen to twenty-five minutes. The Marmaray rail tunnel also connects under the strait.

A bronze sculpture by the French artist Isidore Bonheur, placed at the Altıyol intersection in 1987 after travelling between Beylerbeyi and Hilton sites. It has become the meeting point of Kadıköy.

A neighborhood of Kadıköy south of the iskele, set on a small headland in the Sea of Marmara. It is known for the Moda promenade along the seawall, tea gardens, and quiet residential streets.

April to early June and September to October, when temperatures sit in the high teens to mid-twenties Celsius and the ferries and promenade are at their most pleasant.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Kadıköy is the heart of the Asian side and a touchstone for many Istanbul residents and the global diaspora. The Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The piece's deep Bosphorus blues, terracotta rooflines, and brass tones suit Modern Mediterranean, Coastal-modern, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It reads well on a plaster wall, against natural linen, or above a walnut console.

Yes. The current move in interiors toward warm plaster, blue-and-terracotta palettes, and Ottoman-Mediterranean references — often called Modern Mediterranean or Levantine-modern — sits closely with this piece's palette.

Above a standard sofa, the single Large reads at room scale; a four-tile Mural carries a longer wall; a nine-tile Mural anchors a feature wall. Above a console, a Medium or paired Smalls works well.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for backsplashes, showers, and other vertical wet installations. The Glossy finish is meant for framed wall art in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with water handles everyday dust. For kitchen splatter or bathroom film, a few drops of mild dish soap in warm water on the same cloth is enough.

Yes. Reid Wender paints every piece in the WenderVista atlas; no work is licensed. The studio in Knoxville hand-finishes each tile before it leaves.

— if this one stayed with you